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How did the so-called ‘effects test’ on market power become such a polarising topic for business and politicians?

September 18, 2015

The competition test attracts odd political bedfellows, but isn’t going away

Russell Miller, Australian National University

The new Turnbull government should follow the lead of the Harper Review and introduce an ‘effects’ test on market power.

ACCC chairman Rod Sims is among those advocating a so-called ‘effects test’ to determine whether market power has been misused. Alan Porritt/AAP

April 30, 2015

Competition debate must move beyond effects test battle

Russell Miller, Australian National University

Both big and small business have much at stake in competition policy reform, but they need to move on from simplistic arguments about misuse of market power.

The Harper Review should focus attention on planning and zoning reform as a crucial way of improving competition. Flickr/Theen Moy

April 2, 2015

The Harper Review – let’s focus on what will make a real difference

Russell Miller, Australian National University

The main question to ask of the Harper report is: what will make a tangible difference to our economic prosperity?

Professor Ian Harper, chair of the competition review, has surprised some with the review panel’s recommendations. Julian Smith/AAP

September 22, 2014

Harper competition review seeks widespread change: experts react

Bruce Baer Arnold, University of Canberra; Caron Beaton-Wells, The University of Melbourne; Elizabeth Savage, University of Technology Sydney; Emma Rowe, Monash University; Jim Gillespie, University of Sydney; Michiel Bliemer, University of Sydney; Philip Clarke, The University of Melbourne, and Russell Miller, Australian National University

Restrictions on retail trading hours, taxis, pharmacies and parallel imports should be lifted according to a far-reaching draft report by the Competition Policy Review. Professor Ian Harper’s new report…

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